diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 64e0684..099626f 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.7.0"
+  ".": "1.8.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a42a9f5..f52b10b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.8.0](https://github.com/AmbiqAI/heartkit/compare/v1.7.0...v1.8.0) (2026-01-16)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Refactor to use standardized naming and color scheme in project. ([#40](https://github.com/AmbiqAI/heartkit/issues/40)) ([d8a1897](https://github.com/AmbiqAI/heartkit/commit/d8a1897ef11df0235524bb8e8b2a42b0f9f8910e))
+
 ## [1.7.0](https://github.com/AmbiqAI/heartkit/compare/v1.6.0...v1.7.0) (2025-12-16)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0401b90..c2b7d40 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "heartkit"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0"
 description = "AI driven heart monitoring kit for ultra low-power wearables."
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { text = "BSD-3-Clause" }